The Lab · 2026-03-26 08:27:00 · TechCrunch
A Croatian startup, operating under the formidable Rimac Group, is making a direct play for the robotaxi market with a key strategic partnership. Verne, the newly launched autonomous vehicle company, is beginning its commercial rollout not in a global tech hub, but in its home city of Zagreb. This move signals a calcul...
The Lab · 2026-03-26 15:57:08 · TechCrunch
A Croatian startup, Verne, is launching a commercial robotaxi service in its home city of Zagreb, directly challenging established players in the autonomous vehicle market. The company, which operates under the umbrella of the high-performance electric vehicle firm Rimac Group, is entering the fray with a significant s...
The Lab · 2026-04-08 10:26:52 · Seeking Alpha
Europe's first commercial robotaxi service has launched, marking a significant milestone in autonomous mobility. The joint venture between autonomous driving technology firm Pony.ai, ride-hailing giant Uber, and Croatian mobility company Verne is now operational in Zagreb, Croatia. This service represents a direct comm...
The Vault · 2026-04-14 11:52:28 · Bloomberg Markets
Lucid Group is undergoing a leadership transition and securing a vital $750 million cash infusion from its two largest investors, the Saudi Public Investment Fund and Uber, as the electric vehicle maker enters a decisive phase for its production ramp-up. The dual announcements signal a concerted effort to stabilize ope...
The Vault · 2026-04-14 12:52:55 · TechCrunch
Lucid Motors has concluded a protracted, year-long search for a new chief executive, a critical leadership vacuum created by the sudden resignation of former CEO Peter Rawlinson. The appointment marks a pivotal moment for the electric vehicle startup as it navigates intense market competition and capital-intensive scal...
The Lab · 2026-04-14 15:22:29 · The Verge
Lucid is doubling down on its autonomous future, announcing a significant expansion of its robotaxi partnership with Uber and a surprising leadership change. The luxury EV maker revealed that Uber is increasing its order of Lucid Gravity SUVs for its robotaxi fleet from 20,000 to 35,000 vehicles. This move signals deep...
The Vault · 2026-04-17 06:52:45 · Seeking Alpha
Prosus NV, the Dutch-listed technology investment giant, has executed a significant portfolio maneuver by agreeing to sell its entire 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero SE to Uber Technologies Inc. This transaction directly transfers a substantial block of shares in the global food delivery leader to one of its primary compet...
The Vault · 2026-04-17 06:52:48 · Handelsblatt
Der US-Mobilitätsriese Uber erhöht laut einem Bericht des Handelsblatts still seine Beteiligung am angeschlagenen Berliner Essenslieferdienst Delivery Hero. Dieser Schritt erfolgt zu einem Zeitpunkt, in dem der Druck institutioneller Investoren auf Delivery Hero zuletzt deutlich gewachsen ist. Die heimliche Aufstockung...
The Vault · 2026-04-25 15:24:09 · Seeking Alpha
Filings flagged notable insider trading activity across three major firms: Morgan Stanley, Uber Technologies, and Adobe. The transactions drew renewed attention to insider movement patterns at each company during the most recent reporting period, according to data compiled by market monitoring sources.
Morgan Stanley'...
The Lab · 2026-05-02 06:54:06 · Hacker News
Uber is quietly architecting a fundamental pivot in how it positions its global driver workforce—not merely as a rideshare labor pool, but as a distributed mobile sensor infrastructure capable of feeding real-time data directly into the autonomous vehicle ecosystem. The strategy, disclosed by Praveen Neppalli Naga, Ube...
The Lab · 2026-05-03 09:54:06 · Golem.de
Uber plant einem Medienbericht zufolge, seine Fahrerflotte mit zusätzlichen Sensoren auszustatten, um großflächig Trainingsdaten für autonome Fahrsysteme zu sammeln. Die gesammelten Bild- und Sensordaten sollen demnach nicht gewinnbringend vermarktet, sondern ausschließlich zur internen Weiterentwicklung der Selbststeu...
The Lab · 2026-05-08 18:24:47 · TechCrunch
Federal safety regulators have launched a formal investigation into Avride, the autonomous vehicle company that emerged from Yandex's robotaxi spin-off and operates as a partner to Uber in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened its inquiry after identifying more than a dozen crashe...
The Lab · 2026-05-08 19:24:51 · The Next Web
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a formal investigation into Avride, Uber's autonomous vehicle partner, after documenting 16 crashes and one minor injury within just four months of the company's robotaxi deployment in Dallas. The regulator's assessment is unusually direct: the vehicles de...